hilary west
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21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 476872 times
and 19 of my stories have been cherry picked.
164 of my 1,308 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 166 votes

Hi Jenny,
Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2022
Hi Jenny,
A lovely uplifting poem about the birds as they wake from winter's slumber and once more are alive again, delighting us with their antics.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Passing Time
I like both of these,
Posted on Mon, 11 Apr 2022
I like both of these, especially the wistful number one, full of magic and in the second comes the inevitable fall. No matter how high we go we are plummeting to earth in no uncertain terms !!!
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Two Poems Concerning The Sun
It's wonderful how aromas can
Posted on Wed, 06 Apr 2022
It's wonderful how aromas can bring back memories. You delineate this admirably, Jenny !!!
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Amongst The Memories
I think it's so important to
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I think it's so important to be aware of the gift of life. How wonderful it is to have known the rose.
A compelling, competent poem.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Life Through a Prism
Hi,
Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 2021
Hi,
I love the twixtmas joke. But more seriously I have been reading your first novel 'Gibbous House' and am absolutely enthralled by it. I would recommend it to anyone. It is elegant and erudite and full of an empathy with the past....
Read full commentPosted in Dreaming the Life
I like food just the way it
Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 2021
I like food just the way it is : horror of horrors for it to become a gooey paste.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Spaceship Food
Hi, marandina,
Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Hi, marandina,
An interesting retelling of ages old tale. Maybe wolves aren't that bad after all ! Lovely language throughout, Paul.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in A Company of Wolves
Hi Jenny, Merry Xmas and a
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
Hi Jenny, Merry Xmas and a happy and healthy New Year 2022,
This warmed the cockles of my heart : a lovely xmas offering.
Best Wishes,
hilary
Read full commentPosted in That Christmas Feeling
Hi Jenny,
Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2021
Hi Jenny,
We certainly can't repeat the past as Scott Fitzgerald says in 'The Great Gatsby', but memories come and go in the flux of time when maybe we all attempt to turn back time !
Enjoyed.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in If I Could Turn Back Time
Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Mon, 20 Dec 2021
Hi Rhiannon,
I was wondering when you would stop. I guess 20 is the right place. I have loved your observations, all helpful to children !!!
hilary
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